Register mechanism.



F. 0. HEUSER.

REGISTER MECHANISM. APPLICATION FILED JAN-26, 1909.

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REGISTER MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED IAN-26. 1909.

Inventor" fie 7 60f (7. 17924562" A fioiv'z/eys nection with a coin-countin UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK O. HEUSER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE TO. WILLIAM R. HEATH, O

F BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

ASSIGNMENTS,

REGISTER MECHANISM.

Specification of Letters Patent. 7

Patented Apr. 11, 1916 Application filed January 26, 1909. Serial No. 474,295.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK O. HEUSER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Register Mechanism, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to register mechanism and has for its principal objects the provision, first, of a novel form of register which is especially adapted for use in conmachine for indicating the total value of t e coins counted,although, as will appear later, the register readily adapts itself for use in many other connections; second, the provision of what I term a coin-transmitting device for causing the coins to pass one by one from one receptacle to another, so that they may be counted as they are' thus transmitted. Also this coin transmitting device ma be adapted to actuate an associated sha as every coin is transmitted, whereby the register is operated to indicate the value of the transmitted coin. These and other objects and uses of my invention will make themselves clear as the specification proceeds.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views: Figure 1 is a fragmentary view, partly sectional, of a portion of a coin-assorting machine. Fig. 2 is a top view in plan of my coin-transmitting device. .Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of- Fig. 2 on line 3, 3, certain of the parts being shown in full for the sake of clearness. Fig. 4 is a more or less diagrammatic view of the arrangement of parts comprising my new form of register. Fig. 5 is a side view taken on line 5, 5 of Fig. 4, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows. Fig. 6 is a view taken on line 6, 6, of Fig. 4, showing the relative positions of a carryingwheel and its associated carry-over wheel. Referring to Fig. 1, .where I have shown part of a coin-assorting machine, the base plate 1 has secured thereto at the bottom a series of suitably arranged tubes 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, adapted to receive, respectively,

dimes, cents, nickels, quarters and half-dob to the disk 8 overthe opening 9. In the space between the base plate 1 and the disk 8 is movably housed a disk 11, provided with an opening 12. A shaft 13 is rigidly secured to the disk so that rotation of this shaft will revolve the disk 11. The operation of the coin-assorting mechanism thus far described will now be understood. The coins are promiscuously thrown into the funnel 10, while the shaft 13 is continuously rotated by any suitable means. For the sake of illustration, I have shown the shaft 13 geared to the power shaft 14, which is connected with any convenient form of motive power.- As the-disk 11 is rotated, it will remove the coins one by one out of the funnel by virtue of the coin dropping into the opening 12. The series of tubes 2 to 6 are so arranged in the base plate 1 that as the coin is carried by the disk 11 it will be in alinement with the openings in the tubes. As soon'as the coin is opposite the opening of the tube which is intended for it, it will drop into said tube. It will be noticed that the tubes are arranged in the order of their cross-sectional areas, the first tube 2 having the smallest cross-section. Thus, for instance, if a dime should be carried in the opening 12, it will drop into the tube 2 as soon as it is in alinement therewith. However, a quarter would be carried along by the disk until it came opposite the opening in the tube 5, whereupon it would drop into that tube.

With this preliminary description of a suitable form of coin-assorting machine, it will be easier to understand the working of my coin-transmitting device Which I will now describe, reference being made-to Figs. 2 and 3. A fixed base plate 15 is provided at the center with a circular recess 16, in which is ada ted to move the hub portion 17 of the coin-removing member 18. This member is also provided with a coin-engaging extension 19, which is adapted to move over the surface of the base plate 15, as shown in Fig. 2. At its outer periphery the base plate 15 is provided with a groove or recess 20, which forms a bearing for the annular member 21. This annular member, which is adapted to rotate on the base plate 15, is provided at its two diametrically and 23. At its inner periphery the annular member 21 is provided with two inwardly extending portions 24 and- 25, each having beenfed intothe tube 4 by the coin-assort- 4 against the engaging member 18. .4

moving or extension 25, as the case a coin-engaging portion 26. The shaft 27 is secured at one end to the member 18, and at its other end has a gear 28 meshing with a gear 29 on the power shaft 30. Rigidly secured to the shaft 27 beneath the base plate 15 is an arm 31. A lever 32 ispivotally mounted in proximity tothe annular member 21, and has a portion 33 extending partly over the annular member 21, as shown in Fig. 2., vided with. a projecting portion 34 situated beneath the base plate and extending into the path of travel of 35 normally tends to hold the lever 32 against the stop 36. v

The operation is as follows: The coins (in the instance illustrated, nickels) having shown in Fig. 1, the lower co-in will rest upon the base plate 15 at the portion indicated by 37 in Fig. 3. -'As the power shaft 30 is rotated by any suitable means, the coin-removing member 18 will be rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 2, and during its travel it will engage the coin that is protruding from the tube 4 at 37 and carrythe same along with it. The coin will be carriedalong by ing mechanism the extension 19 until the coin abuts against the extension 24 may be. en this occurs, the further carrying forward of the coin by the member 18 will cause the coin to be held between the engaging surface 38 on the member 18 and the correspondingly curved surface 26, with the result that the annular member 21 will be carried along together with the coin by the As soon as the: gear portion 22 or 23 meshes with the gear 39 the latter will be rotated. the gear portions 22 and 23 is such that when the. gear portion will have passed by the curved portion 26 of the gear 39, the latter will have been rotated one complete revolution. The rotation of the gear-wheel 39 is transmitted through the shaft 40 to the gear 41 and from there to the shaft 42 through the gear 43. If desired, a gear-wheel on shaft 42 in order to actuate the counting register 45 through the gear-wheel 46. According to this arrangement, every time that one of the gear portions on the annular member 21 passes by the gear-wheel 30, the register 45 is operated to count the coin that is being transmitted. .The movement of the coin and the annular member 21 will be continued by the member 18 until the S parts are in the. position shown in Fig. 2,

where the coin 47 is shown in ,alinement with the opening. 48 in the base plate. At this point the arm 31 strikes the projection 34, the lever 32 against the action of the spring 35'. This movement of the lever in a clockwise direction causes the exten- The lever 32 is also prothe arm 31. A spring"- vput. As shown in Fig.

- The number of teeth in Y nickels, and the shaft 44 may be mounted sion 33 to give the annular member 21 a quick movement forward by reason of enstop 36. After the com has thus been removed from the base plate 15 further move ment of the annular member 21 will not occur until the coin-removlng member has from beneath the tube surface 26 of one of carried the next coin the inward projections 24 and 25. When this occurs, the action repeated,- that isto say, the annular member 21 is carried along with the coin by the member 18, the-gear-wheel 39 is actuated to operate the counting register 45, and the coin is released when it" reaches a position opposite the. opening in the base plate.

We come nowjto the description of my new register which I have shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6. In order to best explain the operation of this register I have, for the sake of illustration, assumed that each one of the shafts 51, 52, 53, 54 and 55 is arranged to be operated by a coin-transmitting device such as=-I have just described. Of course, it is to be understood that this assumption is merely for the purpose of showing one ofthe many uses to which my register may be admirably 4, the shaft 51 is arranged to be actuated by the coin-transmitting device that'takes care of the dimes; or more briefly stated, we shall saythat the shaft 51 represents dimes. In the same way the shaft 52 represents quarters, shaft 53 represents half-dollars, the shaft 54 represents 55 represents cents. The gear 56 on the shaft 51 meshes with the gear 57 on one endof the shaft 58. The other end of the shaft 58 has secured thereto the gear 59,.which is one of the side members of the differential set indicated as a whole by 60. The central member 61 of this meshes with the gear 62 on the shaft 52. The pinion 63 pivoted onthe central mem A suitable receptacle 50 is arranged beneath the opening 48 to re- ,above described is her 61 meshes upon opposite sides withthe 1 side members 59 and 64. The gear member 64 is carried on one end of the shaft 65,

while the other end of the shaft carries the gear 66, which forms oneof the .side members of the differential set indicated as a 1 whole by 67. 'The central member 68 of this set meshes with the gear 69 carried by the sh aft 53. The pinion 7 0, which is piv: otally mounted to the central gear 68 meshes upon opposite sides with the side members carry-over wheel 99. The

- with their supporting sleeve 111.

with the large gear 74 fixed to the shaft 75.

At its opposite end this shaft carries the side member 76 of the differential set indicated as a whole by 77. The central gear 78 of this differential set engages with the gear 79 fixed to the shaft 54. The pinion 80 pivotally mounted on thecentral gear 78 meshes upon opposite sides with the side members 76 and 81, the latter being carried by the shaft 82. This shaft also carries side gear 83 of the differential set indicated as a whole by 84. The pinion 85, pivotally mounted in the central gear 86, ngages upon opposite sides with the side gears 83 and 87. The side gear 87 has rigidly secured thereto the gear 88.

It will be noted that the shaft 52, which is the quarter-shaft, has secured thereto an additional gear member in the shape of a spiral gear 89. This spiral gear meshes with the spiral gear 90 carried on one end of the shaft 91. The other end of this shaft has fixed thereto the with the central gear 86 of the differential set 84. I call special attention to this arrangement of having a plurality of transmission connections Ieadmg from the shaft 52 for the reason that I- consider it to be the most important feature of my invention. It enables me to transfer into the register by a single actuation of the shaft an amount (as twenty-five cents), which is composed of tens and units. The manner in which this is donewill become apparent when I describe the operation of the register.

The gear 7 2 engages with the central gear member 93 of the as a whole by 94. The pinion 95, pivotally mounted in the gear 93, engages with the side members 96 and 97. The side gear 96 has rigidly secured thereto the gear 98. The gear 97 has rigidly secured thereto the with the gear 100, which in turn engages the gear 101 secured by the side of the unitswheel 102. The wheels 101 and 102 rotate together with the sleeve 103, which also has fixed thereto the carrying-wheel 104. The tens order set is as a whole indicated by 105 and comprises the numeral-wheel 108, the gear 109-and the carrying-wheel 110. These three wheels are mounted to rotate together The hundreds order set is indicated as a whole by 112 and comprises the numeral-wheel 113, the gear-wheel 114 and the carrying-wheel 115. These wheels are mounted to rotate together with their supporting sleeve 116'.

The thousands order setis indicated as a whole by 117 and comprises the numeralwheel 118, gear-wheel 119 and the carryingwheel 120, all mounted to rotate together .the thousands order set.

gear 92, which engages shown in differential set indicated.

idler 137 between gear gear 88 meshes with their supporting sleeve 121. The tenthousands numeral-wheel is indicated by 122 and rotates together with the associated gearwheel 123. The orders might, of course, be carried further to any desired extent. The carrying-wheel 110 has associated therewith the carry-over wheel 124 mounted on the sleeve 128. This sleeve also carries the gear 129, which meshes with the gear 114 of the hundreds order set. The carrying-wheel115 has associated therewith the carry-over wheel 130 mounted on the sleeve 131. This sleeve also has fixed thereon the gear 132, which meshes with the gear 119 of The carryingwheel 120 has associated therewith the carry-over wheel 133 mounted on the sleeve 134. The other end of the sleeve has fixed thereto the gear 135 in mesh with the gear 123. This arrangement of the different order sets, together with the carry-over sets for carrying the movement of one order set over 1nto the next order set whenever the first mentioned order set passes through zero, is

a common construction in register mechanism and needs, therefore, no further explanation.

I might perhaps mention that each carrying-wheel is provided with a tooth 136, as

Fig. 6, so that whenever the numeral-wheel of the set to which the particular carrying-wheel belongs passes through zero, the tooth 136 is in the position shown in Fig. 6 with respect to the associated carryover wheel. From Fig. 6 it will be seen that as the carrying-wheel 115 moves in the direction indicated by the arrow, it will move the carry-over wheel 130 one space, with the result that the numeral-wheel of the next higher order set is moved one space in the proper direction. In order that the movement of all of the numeral wheels be in the same direction, I have interposed an 98, which rotates with the gear 96, and the gear 109 of the tens order set.

The operation of the register for summating the value of the coins passed through the transmitting devices associated with each shaft is as follows: Let us suppose that the dime-shaft 51 is. being actuated upon the passage of a dime through. a suitable cointransmitting mechanismsuch as that described. The rotation of the shaft will be transmitted to the register over the following path: fromgear 56 to gear 57, through the differential set 60, then through the differential set 67 to the gear 72, the central of a half-dollar through the associated co1ntransmitting mechanism will Gperate the tens numeral-wheel five spaces. tion of the'shaft 55 is transmitted to the gear 74, through the differential set 77, through the differential set 84, and" from there through the gears 88 and 100 to the p gear 101, whereby the units numeral-wheel 102 is operated. The gear ratios .in the transmission-path between the shaft 55 and the gear wheel 101 of the units order set are such that the actuation of the shaft 55 upon the passage of a cent through the associated coin transmitting mechanism will operate the units numeral-wheel one space. The

path is from the" gear ferential set 60,-etc., the same as described 77 and 84, the various transmission path from the nickel-shaft 54 to the unitsswheel 102 is through the differential set 77, the same as the path described in connection with the shaft 55, except that the gear-ratios aresuch that the actuation of the shaft 54 by the passage of a nickel through the associated coin-transmitting mechanism will operate the units-wheel five .spaces. The rotation of the shaft 52 is transmitted to the register through 'a plurality ofparallel paths. I use the term parallel in this connection not in its mathematical sense, ut by way of analogy to its meaning in the electrical art. Inthe particular embodiment of my register illustrated the movement of the through two parallel paths as follows: One

62 through the difin connection with shaft .51. The other parallel path is from thespiral gear 89 to the spiral gear 90, through shaft 91 gear 92, into the difierential set 84, and from there into the units-wheel 102, the same as described in connection with shaft 55. The gear-ratios in these two parallel paths are such that the actuation of shaft 52 upon the passage of a quarter through the: associated coin transmitting mechanism will operate the tens-wheel 108 the distance of two spaces through the first of the parallel paths described, while erated five spaces through the second of the parallel paths described. The result of this arrangement is that every quarter passed through the coin-transmitting device associated with'the shaft 52' is at once indicated on the register at its proper value.

By virtue. of the differential sets 60, 67,

shafts may be simultaneously actuated and their actuations will are such that the The actuazero, motion counting machine,

' merely for the shaft 52 is transmitted I the units-wheel will be opinvention. 7

be summated by the differential sets, as is clearly shown in directed to the arrows which indicate the direction of rotation of the various wheels and pinions. The operation of difierential sets ofthis character being well understood by those skilled in the art, I do not deem further description thereof necessary.

It will be observed that the units order set is connected with the tens order set through the differential gear set 94. The purpose of this, of course, is to permit the operation of the tens numeral-wheel directly by the shaft'52 through one of the parallel aths above described. At the same time, should the, units-wheel 102 pass through will be transmitted from the carrying-wheel 104 to the carry-over wheel 99,through the diflerential set 94, and from the register will indicate the total of the values represented by the actuations'of the shafts. If, as in the example used, the shafts are actuated by the passage of coins through -the associated coin-transmitting mechanisms, the register will indicate the total value of the coins transmitted.

particular embodiment of Although the my register herein set forth has been shown and described in connection with the coin- I wish it to be'understood that such showing and description is urpose of facilitating an understanding 0 my invention. It should be apparent to those skilled in the art that by modifications in the arrangement and construction of different parts, will readily adapt itself for uses in various other connections. I, therefore, claim broadly the feature 'of connecting a shaft with the register through a plurality'of parallel' paths for the purpose of accomplishing a predetermined result; v Furthermore, it will be apparent my invention may ing the. use of certain other features, as

set forth in the appended claims.

to Fig. 4 that Having thus described my invention, what Fig. 4, attention being the register.

that certain features of be used without combin-:

I claim as new and desire to secure by Let- I ters Patent is:

1. In combination, a set of suitably ordered numeral members, a differential gear for carrying from the numeral member of one order into the numeral member of next higher order, said differential gear having an intermediate member, means for actuating the first said numeral member, and means for actuating the intermediate member of the differential gear.

2. In combination, a set of suitably ordered numeral disks, a differential gear comprising side Wheels and an intermediate wheel of which one side-wheel is connected with one of said numeral disks, and of which the other side-wheel is connected with a numeral disk of next higher order and of which the intermediate wheel is adapted for actuation to drive the numeral wheel of higher order, and a common means for directly actuating one of the numeral wheels and the intermediate wheel of the dilferential gear.

3. In combination, a set of suitably ordered numeral wheels, a carry-over mechanism for carrying from a numeral wheel of one order into a numeral wheel of next higher order, a differential gear having an idler pinion interposed in said carry-over mechanism, said differential gear having an intermediate member, the motion of the carry-over mechanism being transmitted through the idler pinion of said difl'erential gear, means for actuating the numeral wheel of one of said orders, and means for actuating the intermediate member of the difierential gear to operate the numeral wheel of the other order.

4. In combination, a plurality of suitably ordered numeral Wheels, a carry-over mechanism ada tedto carry from a numeral member of a lower order into a numeral member of a higher order, a differential gear interposed in said carry-over mechanism, said diflerenti'al gear having an intermediate member, and a common actuating means for directly operating said numeral member of lower order and for concurrently operating the intermediate member of said diflerential gear.

5. In combination, a plurality of suitably ordered numeral members, a carry-over mechanism adapted to carry from a numeral member of a lower order into a numeral member of a higher order, a difi'erential gear interposed in said carry-over mechanism, said differential gear having an ining means for directly operating said numeral member of lower order and for operating the intermediate member of said differential gear.

6. In combination, a register comprising suitably ordered numeral wheels and carryover mechanisms for carrying from one numeral wheel into another, a difi'erential gear comprising an idler pinion interposedin one of said carry-over mechanisms, said difl erential gear having an intermediate gear, the carrying being transmitted through the idler pinion mounted on the intermediate gear of the differential gear, a plurality of actuating members, all adapted directly to drive a numeral wheel on one side of the carryover mechanism in which the differential gear is interposed, and a plurality of actuating members all adapted to directly drive one'of said numeral wheels on the other side of the carry-over mechanism in which the differential gear is interposed.

7. In combination, a register comprising suitably ordered numeral wheels and carry over mechanism for carrying from one numeral wheel intoanother, a differential gear comprising an idler pinion interposed in one of said carrying mechanisms, said differential gear having an intermediate gear,

the carrying being transmitted through the idler pinion mounted on the intermediate gear of the differential gear, a plurality of actuating members, all adapted directly to drive .a numeral wheel on one side of the carry-over mechanism in which the difl'erential gear is interposed, a plurality of actuating members all adapted directly to drive one of said numeral wheels on the other side of the carry-over mechanism in which the differential gear is interposed, and differential gearing interposed between the actuating members and numeral "wheel on one side of the carry-over mechanism through which all of the actuating members of each set act directly to drive the associated numeral wheel.

8. In a totalizer, the combination of suitably ordered numeral wheels, a carry-over mechanism interposed between two of the 'numeral wheels, a differential gear having an intermediate member interposed in said carry-over mechanism whereby the carrying is transmitted through the idler pinion mounted on the intermediate member of the differential gear and mechanism for transmitting power from a common actuating means directly to oneof said numeral wheels of lower order and to the intermediate member of said difi'erential gear.

In witness whereof, I hereuntosubscribe lmy name this 21st day of January, A. D. (1909. termediate member, and a common actuat- FREDERICK O. 

